December 17, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on December 16.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak customers on the busy Empire Corridor will see service return to normal today after repairs to an ice-damaged signal system were completed. The...
December 16, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Terry Hillig appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on December 16.) BRIGHTON, Mo. — A quick phone call might have averted an Amtrak derailment that injured 10 people last week when a train hit a truck stuck on a railroad crossing near...
December 16, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Tom Ramstack appeared on the Washington Times website on December 16.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal transportation leaders announced Monday that the government is seeking contractors to build a $30 billion to $40 billion high-speed rail line...
December 12, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following by Joan Lowy on December 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The government says drivers clocked 9 billion fewer miles on the nation’s roads in October, even as they paid less for gas. Since the driving decline began in...
December 11, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on December 10.) It’s been less than two weeks since Amtrak appointed Joseph Boardman interim president and chief executive officer, but one New York senator already is urging him to add service in the...
December 10, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on December 9.) Vermont’s rail program manager said Tuesday his state plans to continue subsidizing Amtrak service. Robert Ide said that while the subsidies had been among the cuts...
December 9, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 8.) TOPEKA, Kan. — State officials and Amtrak have agreed on the scope of a study to determine the feasibility of expanding passenger service through Kansas, Oklahoma and into Texas. The Kansas Department of...
December 9, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Caroline Dohack appeared on the Columbia Tribune website on December 7.) COLUMBIA, Mo. — Rail travel isn’t a primary means of transportation for many, but it is an increasingly popular option. Amtrak has seen increasing ridership over the past...
December 9, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Rachana Dixit appeared on the Lynchburg News Advance website on December 8.) LYNCHBURG, Va. — Local rail supporters are thrilled that despite the economic odds, a state-proposed $17 million three-year pilot program includes long-awaited U.S. 29...
December 9, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 6.) MONTPELIER, Vt. — The economic crisis is forcing the state of Vermont to consider cutting back or eliminating the state’s two Amtrak passenger train routes. The state pays almost $5 million a year to...
